Diana Markosian is at the forefront of a new generation of photographers and directors, pushing the boundaries of documentary storytelling. By encapsulating different styles and mediums, Markosian has created a unique approach to image making. Her first monograph, Santa Barbara, was published by Aperture and selected as the top book of the year by MoMA and Time. Markosian has exhibited in leading museums worldwide, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography in New York, and the National Portrait Gallery in London. She is a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker. Markosian holds a masters degree from Columbia University.
Photo by Zoe Potkin
Exhibitions
FOAM, Father, Amsterdam, 2025
National Portrait Gallery, Father, London, 2024
Fotografiska, Santa Barbara, Stockholm, 2023
Galerie filles du Calvaire, Santa Barbara, 2022
Vevey, Santa Barbara, Switzerland, 2022
FOMU, Santa Barbara, Belgium, 2022
International Center for Photography, 2021
SF MoMA, Santa Barbara, 2021
Les Rencontres d'Arles, Santa Barbara, 2020
National Geographic Society - Women, 2020
Cortona on the Move,Santa Barbara, 2019
Photo Espana, Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2019
Paris Photo, Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2018
National Museum Cardiff, 2018
Staley Wise Gallery, Women on Women, 2018
Kevorkian Center, Art and Memory, 2016
Depo Istanbul, 1915, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015
Blue Sky Gallery, Inventing My Father, 2015
Open Society Foundation, Chechnya, 2014
Awards
Hendrik teNeues Generation Award, 2023
Sheffield Film Festival, Audience Award, 2022
MoMA’s Favorite 10 Photo Books, 2021
TIME’s Best Photo Books, 2021
Sony Alpha Female Grant, 2019
World Press Photo, 1st place, 2019
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, 2019
Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2018
Magnum Foundation Grant, 2018
Zeitgeist Award, Creative Review, 2017
Forbes 30 Under 30, 2017
Center for Cultural Innovation Award, 2017
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, 2016
Chris Hondros Photographer Award, 2015
BJP’s 'Ones to Watch,' 2015
Firecracker Grant, ‘Inventing My Father,’ 2014
PDN's 30 Photographers to Watch, 2014
New Generation Grant, 2013
Marie Claire Int’l Photography Award, 2012